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lord_blackfang wrote:

Nagashek wrote:Every single flyer my LGS has purchased is sitting on the shelves gathering dust. Why? No WD this month. Not a single copy. No one knows how to play the new models, so no one is buying them.

I guess no one knows how to use the internet, either?

I don't do bit-torrent BS.

When I am able to get my hands on the Flier rules from an official source, then I'll buy the Ork DakkaJet. I guess they'll just have to wait to get my money.

I think sallies may get a new FW Apothecary model.

jordanis wrote:im very interested in what the tau get. as it stands, as long as it isnt total crap, it could change the tau meta...significantly if its halfway decent
the storm talon isnt going to change my playstyle much, but this increase in armies with fast skimmers on flying bases is going to make me convert some more hydras...

From what it sounds like, this model will have a model specific interaction with markerlights? That sounds like something I've been wanting to see in the Tau Codex for a while. I just hope the model will be worth fielding >.>

kronk wrote:

lord_blackfang wrote:

Nagashek wrote:Every single flyer my LGS has purchased is sitting on the shelves gathering dust. Why? No WD this month. Not a single copy. No one knows how to play the new models, so no one is buying them.

I guess no one knows how to use the internet, either?

I don't do bit-torrent BS.

When I am able to get my hands on the Flier rules from an official source, then I'll buy the Ork DakkaJet. I guess they'll just have to wait to get my money.

Same. Many stores and opponants (especially random pick up games) won't just let you flash a PDF or fuzzy hard copy in their face and agree to it, they want a physical hard copy with official rules. I for one refuse to play with anything less. I'll steal a codex or rule book from the internet any time before I decide to commit and never bat an eye, but once I decide I'm getting into an army or a game, I buy the rule book. I view the download as "a free preview," or a "quickstart." I never use it for a permanant solution, because if it's not in my hands, it may as well be nothing at all.

Nice that, looks better than the usual.

Must admit that I have also done a Dakkajet with the wings angled down. The only problem I found was that meant the Big Shoota mounts ejected the cases downwards whilst the wing mounted shootas fed and ejected upwards.

a little time with a scalpel saw, some filler, and abraisive later and .......





nice little "Deff Glida" for a Goff pilot.

Dantalian wrote:

jordanis wrote:im very interested in what the tau get. as it stands, as long as it isnt total crap, it could change the tau meta...significantly if its halfway decent
the storm talon isnt going to change my playstyle much, but this increase in armies with fast skimmers on flying bases is going to make me convert some more hydras...

From what it sounds like, this model will have a model specific interaction with markerlights? That sounds like something I've been wanting to see in the Tau Codex for a while. I just hope the model will be worth fielding >.>

Here's hoping for High-Intensity Markerlights like the tetra gets, as well as some cool new tricks for the markerlight tokens once they've hit.

tetrisphreak wrote:

Dantalian wrote:

jordanis wrote:im very interested in what the tau get. as it stands, as long as it isnt total crap, it could change the tau meta...significantly if its halfway decent
the storm talon isnt going to change my playstyle much, but this increase in armies with fast skimmers on flying bases is going to make me convert some more hydras...

From what it sounds like, this model will have a model specific interaction with markerlights? That sounds like something I've been wanting to see in the Tau Codex for a while. I just hope the model will be worth fielding >.>

Here's hoping for High-Intensity Markerlights like the tetra gets, as well as some cool new tricks for the markerlight tokens once they've hit.

I thought it sounded like how the skyray was serposed to work... blowing stuff up with missiles.

Big Mek Dattrukk wrote:Well, as promised, here are a few pics of the dakkajet, with downswept wings.

Spoiler:

Nice. I wasn't sure how to convert mine, but this is not a bad idea.

So how does the downward sloping wing Dakkajet land?

...loudly.

It's an ork, silly

timd wrote:So how does the downward sloping wing Dakkajet land?

"Once the rockets go up, who cares where they come down? That's not my department, says Werner von Braun."

timd wrote:So how does the downward sloping wing Dakkajet land?

The standard one has to balance on one ski so I don't think safe landings are a big consideration in the first place.

the same way any other ork flying thing lands. a semi controlled crash.

Any one you can stagger, on fire, away from

Nothing a little duct-tape can't fix, after all..

Someone was asking for completed model pics. Here is mine.

Ledabot wrote:

tetrisphreak wrote:

Dantalian wrote:

jordanis wrote:im very interested in what the tau get. as it stands, as long as it isnt total crap, it could change the tau meta...significantly if its halfway decent
the storm talon isnt going to change my playstyle much, but this increase in armies with fast skimmers on flying bases is going to make me convert some more hydras...

From what it sounds like, this model will have a model specific interaction with markerlights? That sounds like something I've been wanting to see in the Tau Codex for a while. I just hope the model will be worth fielding >.>

Here's hoping for High-Intensity Markerlights like the tetra gets, as well as some cool new tricks for the markerlight tokens once they've hit.

I thought it sounded like how the skyray was serposed to work... blowing stuff up with missiles.

God I hope it's not a damned flying Skyray. Seeker missiles are a lot better now than they use to be, but honestly I still hate them in their current state. But the rumor does say it will have missiles with different effects from the current seekers, so maybe blast template option seekers? God only knows how long that option has been needed for seekers. I'm expecting (hoping) that it will have as many options as the other flyers do.

Saw this on GW's facebook page. Ahhh, yeeeeeaaaa!

Ha that dakkajet plane is great. May have to "borrow" that idea.

I converted my Stormtalon using droppod wings:



I also cut out the weapons' mount. More photos in my P&M thread.

Both of those are pretty cool, part from the spacer used on the Bomma's top wing. I guess even plasticard is disallowed in the GW showcase now?

lord_blackfang wrote:Both of those are pretty cool, part from the spacer used on the Bomma's top wing. I guess even plasticard is disallowed in the GW showcase now?

Looks like EMA section holding the wings apart, so I'd say plasticard would be allowed.

However, that is a large investment for a single biplane! You're looking at another £30 for the ability to add another set of wings, plus whatever the Ork Trukk costs these days. Must have been cheaper to have built the second wing from scratch, if you have the ability. I bet you could have cast them for less than that. And what do you do with all the bits left over from the second fuselage etc? I'd of at least added the other set of rocket engines in the middle of the top wing.

One biplane, or a squadron of 3 standard Dakkajets? ..............

I know what I'd have done!

You are disregarding the existence of bitz sites there... the extra parts could have cost only a few bucks.

kronk wrote:

lord_blackfang wrote:

Nagashek wrote:Every single flyer my LGS has purchased is sitting on the shelves gathering dust. Why? No WD this month. Not a single copy. No one knows how to play the new models, so no one is buying them.

I guess no one knows how to use the internet, either?

I don't do bit-torrent BS.

When I am able to get my hands on the Flier rules from an official source, then I'll buy the Ork DakkaJet. I guess they'll just have to wait to get my money.

I think he meant going to GW's home page and ordering the WD from there. Worked fine for me.